let me bring in hln sports joe carter. good friend of our show here. tell us, first of all, people wonder when they might see a game, first of all. >> looks like december 25th, christmas day, a triple header, national block busting game there. the tentative agreement was reached early this morning around 3:00 a.m. eastern time. gives you any idea how much pressure they were feeling internally. these guys met 17 hours, hammered it out. got the deal done. looks like a 66-game season, only 16 games less than they would normally have. all things considered, they got the job done. it's a ten-year deal. each side can opt out of the deal after six years. remember, one week ago, david stern called this time as a league and the owners were heading into a nuclear winter, totally different tone this morning. >> we've reached a tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations but we're confident that will come to pass and the season will begin on december 25th, christmas day. >> that's the owners' take on the deal. th

let's bring in joe carter, our friends from hln sports. the first question whb might we see nba basketball? >> christmas day is going to be the big day. the season is going to tip off. both sides, the owners and players absolutely clearly feeling the pressure. they spent 17 hours between friday and early saturday morning hammering out this tentative deal. it's not official yet. the season has been reduced to 66 games. that's 14 less than we're typically used to seeing. the plan, though, to start training camp december 9th, the season december 25th. between now and then, a lot has to happen. commissioner david stern says he's optimistic that a final deal will get done and it will get finalized soon. >> we've reached a tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex macination. but we're optimistic that that will all come to pass and that the nba season will begin on december 25th, christmas day. >> all right. so the start to that season is about 30 days away and a lot has to happen between now and then. ob

today's start small, think big, joe carter shows us how a new company is looking to level the playinger the world. >> reporter: ben kaufman started his first company in high school, now at the age of 25, he know what is it takes to get an idea off the ground. >> access to capital, know the right people, need to be multidisciplinary, and all these different things need to line up to push one brand new product out in the real world. >> reporter: he is putting his experience to work with a new website called quirky. >> if i'm a guy sitting inned me west and i have got a great idea, but i don't know how to distribute a product that is where you come in and fill the gap? >> sure. we all have ideas, everyone in the world has ideas,make a new product or build a current product better than it is currently being built. that is where yirky comes in, the heavy lifting with manufacturing and distribution and retail, marketing, merchandising, the different thing it is takes to make a product real. >> reporter: quirky's users submit their own idea bus collaborate on others. >> 100,000,000 people in

joe carter stopped by earlier giving us some of the details, including, for you nba fans when we could see that first game. >> the tentative agreement was reached early this morning, around 3:00 a.m. eastern time. if it gives you any idea how much pressure they were feeling internally, they guys met for 17 hours yesterday, hammered it out, got the deal done. we're going to have a 66-game season, which is only 16 games less than they would normally have. all things considered, they got the job done. it's a ten-year deal. each side can opt out of the deal after six years. david stern called this as the league was heading into a nuclear winter. totally different tone this morning. >> we have reached a tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex macnations. but we're optimistic that that will all come to pass and that the nba season will begin on december 25th, christmas day. the players said they felt the pressure from the players side and from any person, any business making a living off the nba. >> the most important key, i think, here is that, you

let's say good morning to joe carter with hln sports. good to have you back with us. of weeks it's been. >> oh, my goodness. it's an incredible story. it's come full circle for him. he's back in d.c. right now. the doctors needed to examine the catcher. they gave him a terrific bill of help, they said he's in great shape. what a wonderful sight that is. just last week, he was kidnapped from his parents' home at gun point, held captive for two days, police had to swoop in, rescue him. they traded shots with the kidnappers right out of a movie script. he is going to return to his native land tuesday, if you can believe that, because he's going to rejoin the baseball team, the winter league down there. that was the initial reason for being down there pep left the nationals, went back to his home in venezuela, was going to play with that baseball team. he's going to rejoin that team, if you can believe that, on tuesday. but he said being free now and bees rescued feels like he's been born again. >> it's not unheard of in venezuela. >> not down there. they've been kidnappi

let me bring in hln sports anchor joe carter. football game. it would have been one of the, frankly, biggest football games of the year had this scandal not taken place. a lot was on the line for the nittany lions. but football seemed so insignificant in a lot of ways. >> didn't it? great job, t.j. by the way. i have to give kudos to espn by the way they covered that yesterday, breaking away from college game day and going to the penn state coverage 15 minutes before the kickoff, watching the players be introduced on senior day, watching the team walk out arm in arm. then the show of solidarity between nebraska and penn state and all the people on the sidelines for them to come to mid-field and to get on a knee and pray for several minutes. the stadium falls silent. i really, really, really couldn't hold back my emotions yesterday. i thought it was an incredible moment. one that i've never seen. just genuine compassion from both side, from everyone there. as t.j. was saying, the show of the blue-out, the support for child abuse victims, this is

say good morning to joe carter from hln sports joining us this morning to talk about the bcs mess thatn the middle of. we'll get to that in a second. tiger woods has been struggling on the golf course for quite some time now. >> it's well documented. finally some good news for tiger woods. freddie couples, the team president, was criticized for picking tiger on the team this year. it was the captain's pick. i should say the team captain was criticized for bringing him on. but heck, he's the one really responsible for the win. his putter was on which is something that tiger hasn't been good with this year. he's made 5 of the first 11 holes were birdies. he defied his critics. he essentially played like the old tiger woods for the first time in a couple of years. so, yeah, the americans pull off the win. they win this for the seventh time in the last nine presidents cups. >> he started off ugly though. >> yeah. it wasn't a good start at all. it was a typical tiger woods so far the last two years start for him. but yeah, he came together in the end. again, maybe it is steve stricker's lit

let's say good morning to joe carter joining us from hln sport. >> good to be here. >> much different what a story. it's like out of a hollywood script. wilson ramos safe and sound, home in washington. he actually met with team doctors yesterday. he got a physical, clean bill of health. there he is in the locker room, hugging teammates. last week he was kidnapped at begun point, held captive in the mountains. police kman doughs had to swoop in, they traded shots. right out of a hollywood script. he feels reborn after getting rescued and getting a second chance at life. he looks great when you consider what he's been through. actually, looks like he might have put on a few pounds when he was first rescued. >> but did he check out with his doctor? you said he had a physical, right. >> the doctors say he's in great shape was their quote and he's in great spirits. >> all right. let's turn now to something we saw last night. all eyes were on this oklahoma state game. number two team in the country. football team. but they're playing right after the tragedy of the head women's basketball co

joe carter with me here this morning. a handshake deal, still not done, but this is encouraging. >> very encouraging considering it's been five months we've been waiting for them to say some deal is in place. tentative deal, handshake, that's because they're going to take about the next ten days to put it on paper. a lot has to happen, but right now they're looking at starting the season on christmas day. it's going to be a shortened season, 66 games long, but as i said, a lot has to happen between now and then. they're looking at basically rewriting this deal over the next ten days, then both sides will vote on it, they'll have to recertify as a union, a mad dash toward free agency, open up training camps, and as i said, december 25th, looking at a triple header starting the new nba season. this is david stern the commissioner moments ago. >> we've reached a tentative understanding. that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations. but we're optimistic that will all come to pass and that the nba se

matter how much money or the campaign organization, you have people by the name of clinton and carter, and joe who came through with little, but they had vision, leadership, and a message that resonatessed at that point in list and it took them on to win or come close to winning. and i say if you work the marketplace hard, if you are willing to meet with the good people of this state and they want to know your heart and soul and where you have been and what you believe about the future, you will secretary. that is the way the sale is made in new hampshire. and you have to work it hard, there is no such thing as artificialness getting ahead in new hampshire it is shoe leather. we are putting that to the test. i like where we are and what it means in the weeks to come. >>neil: do not dismiss being arts official i built a career on that. a lot of people you were a governor, and arch, and your own man but your father is one of the richest people on blanket he is giving it all away and i don't how that has gone down at family thanksgiving but that is a separate issue but before he does there has be

joe paterno. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,inues now >>> it is 4:30. 45 degrees and sunny. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. e's what people are talking about. >> breaking news. joe paterno's son says he has a treatable form of cancer. the ncaa is now launching its own investigation into the allegations and a possible cover-up. >> the first major miss, 1998. alleges by a mother of a 11- year-old boy, that her son had showered in the locker room with sandusky. according to the garage grand jury -- to the grand jury report, with lis listening in, sandusky apologizes, saying, i wish i were dead. but nothing was ever done. >> sandusky apparently had unrestricted access to, as part of his retirement agreement. >> reporter: 2000, a university janitor says he sees sandusky performing oral sex on a young boy in the shower. fearing for their jobs, both men keep their silence. and an alleged rape. grad assistant coach, mike mcqueary. what mcqueary describes as anal intercourse, is simply described as horsing around. going all the way to university president graham spannier. once again, no formal police investigation i

carter, abc 7 news. >>> famed then state coach joe paterno will face the media for the first time since one of his formernts was charged with sexually abusing boys. the university spokesman admits jerry sandusky held sports camps at a satellite campus six years after he was banned from the main campus. the athletic director and senior vice president banned him after learning about the abuse allegations and they may now face charges of failing to tell police. >>> a big case in front of the supreme court. today the justices will consider whether police can use gps devices to track a criminal suspect without a warrant. this stems from a d.c. man posing prosecution on drug conspiracy charges. apparel appeals court to overturn his conviction because law enforcement used gps to track him without a judge's approval. >>> 40 degrees. >> still ahead, election day. what is at stake and home here and around the nation as voters go to the polls? >> and why d.c. police chief cathy lanier says she is changing the way officers interact with occupy protesters. >> >>> welcome back. checking traffic and weather every ten m

we will be joined by joe lee -- joe reed, the chairman of the alabama democratic conference, along with our other guests. wallace by robert, dan carter. the next call is from houston. joe, you are on the air. go ahead, joe from houston. >> i have a question. had george wallace not been shot in 1970 to -- 1972, would he have run as a third-party candidate? i have another candidate -- another question. in 1976 if he had defeated jimmy carter in farda, how far would he have gone in the democratic nomination process? >> the third party in 1972 and what could have happened in 1976. >> in 1972, of course, he was shot and severely wounded. he did go to the democratic conviction -- convention, but it is pretty clear his health suffered from being shot. he was not a serious factor in 1972. in 1976, americans have a pretty short life span toward politicians. everybody kept talking about the relationship between governor wallace's campaign and president roosevelt, who, of course, campaigned from a wheelchair and was president in a wheelchair. the difference was that in the 1930's there was an agreement on the part of the media that he would nev

we will be joined by joe reed, the chairman of the alabama democratic conference, along with our other guests. wallace biographer, dan carternext call is from houston. joe, you are on the air. oh, we are talking to joe, the caller. sorry about that. go ahead, joe from houston. >> i have a question. had george wallace not been shot in 1972, would he have run as a third-party candidate? i have another question. in 1976 if he had defeated jimmy carter in florida, how far would he have gone in the democratic nomination process? >> the third party in 1972 and what could have happened in 1976. >> in 1972, of course, he was shot and severely wounded. he did go to the democratic convention, but it is pretty clear his health suffered from being shot. he was not a serious factor in 1972. in 1976, americans have a pretty short life span toward politicians. everybody kept talking about the relationship between governor wallace's campaign and president roosevelt, who, of course, campaigned from a wheelchair and was president in a wheelchair. the difference was that in the 1930's there was an agreement on the part of the media that he wo

carter. the next call is from houston. joe, you are on the air. oh, we are talking to joe, the caller. sorry about that. go ahead, joe from houston. >> i have a question. had george wallace not been shot in 1972, would he have run as a third-party candidate? i have another question. in 1976 if he had defeated jimmy carter in florida, how far would he have gone in the democratic nomination process? >> the third party in 1972 and what could have happened in 1976. >> in 1972, of course, he was shot and severely wounded. he did go to the democratic convention, but it is pretty clear his health suffered from being shot. he was not a serious factor in 1972. in 1976, americans have a pretty short life span toward politicians. everybody kept talking about the relationship between governor wallace's campaign and president roosevelt, who, of course, campaigned from a wheelchair and was president in a wheelchair. the difference was that in the 1930's there was an agreement on the part of the media that he would never be photographed in a wheelchair. most americans simply did not realize how sever

joe's going to be signing copies of his book. thank you very much. >> thank you, everybody. [inaudible conversations] >> this event was hosted by the jimmy carter presidential library and museum in atlanta. to find out more visit jimmycarterlibrary.gov. [inaudible conversations] story of the civil rights movement can't be told without birmingham, alabama, and this weekend booktv and american history tv look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of this southern city. on booktv on c-span2, september 15th, 1963, a bomb rocks the 16th st

carter. >> thanks for watching, wjz, maryland's news station. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including new >> pelley: tonight, an american legend leaving in disgrace. penn state football coach joef the child sex abuse scandal. armen keteyian is covering. a second woman is ready to go public with accusations of sexual harassment against herman cain. jan crawford reports. the european debt crisis deepens in italy, and shock waves are felt on wall street. mark phillips and elaine quijano have reports from both continentinent. and what happened to the remains of fallen american heroes at dover air force base. david martin talks to the whistle blowers. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's not the way you'd expect a football legend to leave, not joe paterno, not penn state, where the motto for athletes is "success with honor." but today, paterno, who is 84, said he will retire at the end of this season. after questions were raised

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of last year's devastating earthquake president carter said he is disturbed by the living conditions he has seen in haiti. >>> hall of fame boxer smoking joeafter his battle with liver cancer. best known for his three monomental fights with mohammed ali and the first person to ever defeat him, what was called the fight of the century. ali released a statement last night saying quote the world has lost a great champion i will always remember joe with respect and admiration. >> thousands are starting a second week in the dark in connecticut. >> the power company up there now says it hopes the get everybody's power on tomorrow. this morning 37,000 homes still don't have electricity since the rare october blizzard. it is also forced nine citytowns to move polling places for election tuesday some of those don't have electricity another others are being damaged or currently used as shelters and warming centers. >>> rough. what a mess. >>> 8:14 a.m., right now i sure don't ensurrey those folks, -- envy those folks our heart goes out to them we have been there. >>> the forecast is great but my first 5 photo of the day we will start with that we ha

joe is going to be signing copies of his book. thank you all very much. >> thank you everyone. >> the's event was hosted by the jimmy carter presidential library and museum in atlanta. to find out more visit jimmy carter library.gov. >> when i got it to public and started to sell my books every person i worked with i had a rejection letter from which was kind of cool. they would say we love your stuff and i was like what about this? [laughter] >> in his nonfiction ben mezrich questions the motivation, ethics and morality of really and people. his account of mark zuckerberg and the creation of facebook was adapted from the screen as the social network ringing down the house followed a group of m.i.t. students who won millions in las vegas and his latest, sex on them and track the possible astronaut candidate as he steals a nasa filled with moon rocks. now is your chance to ask the question. called e-mail or two it -- tweet ben mezrich sunday on booktv on c-span2. libera >> all eight of your books about liberals? is that fair to say? >> yes, the first book was onto the grounds for impeachment of bill clinton slander and thebill rest are

carter was the explicator. >> there you go. >>> all right. chuck todd -- >> what does that word mean? >> chuck todd is next. we'll be right back with more "morning joe here, so we'll catch up with you guys. [ indistinct talking and laughter ] whew! i think it's worth it. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual. let our financial professionals help you reach your goals. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." joining us now, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and the host of "the daily rundown." >> he's a little bit of everything. >> he's so busy. chuck todd. >> good morning. >> chuck, the cain train, it keeps going, buddy. >> no, it doesn't. >> mika's afraid we're going to hijack, aren't we? >> we're going to do rapid-fire questions very quickly. herman cain's holding up surprisingly well, why are we talking about him? because he's a front-runner in a lot of these polls. >> you know what's interesting, it feels as if his supporters are basically saying, you know, thumbing their nose at the media, thumbing their nose at the elite republicans. it was interesting to see over the weekend a lot o